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November 20, 2025

New Report Reveals 1 in 5 New Yorkers Sexually Harassed by NYPD; Advocates Demand Action from New Mayor

On November 20th, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) and the CUNY Public Science Project released the Police Sexual Violence in NYC report, the most comprehensive study of its kind on police sexual violence in New York City which exposes the pervasive nature of the police sexual violence crisis in New York City.

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November 13, 2025

Family of Delrawn Small and Supporters Demand NYPD Commissioner Tisch Allow Discipline Trial for Officer Wayne Isaacs to Proceed

On Thursday, November 13th at 10:30am, the family of Delrawn Small, elected officials, community organizations, and supporters rallied outside One Police Plaza to demand NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch uphold charges against Officer Wayne Isaacs and allow his long-delayed discipline trial to move forward. Isaacs shot and killed Mr. Small and left him to bleed out in the street in front of his four-month-old baby and teenage stepdaughter nearly a decade ago – yet he is still on the force.

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November 13, 2025

Elected Officials Join Delrawn Small’s Family to Demand Commissioner Tisch Ensures Discipline Trial for Officer Wayne Isaacs Proceeds

The family of Delrawn Small was joined by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Councilmembers Sandy Nurse and Christopher Marte, and community groups to demand that NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch uphold the charges against Officer Wayne Isaacs for killing Mr. Small in front of his family nearly a decade ago and ensure Isaacs’ discipline trial moves forward next week. The rally follows a shocking recommendation from Deputy Commissioner of Trials (DCT) Rosemarie Maldonado to drop discipline charges against Isaacs just two weeks before his long-awaited discipline trial was scheduled to begin on November 19.

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November 10, 2025

Family Outraged by NYPD’s Move To Dismiss Charges Against Cop That Killed Delrawn Small; Demands Commissioner Tisch Uphold Charges

In response to Deputy Commissioner of Trials Rosemarie Maldonado’s recommendation to dismiss charges against Officer Wayne Isaacs, who shot and killed Delrawn Small in 2016, Victoria Davis and Victor Dempsey, Mr. Small’s sister and brother, released a statement.

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November 4, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to 2025 Mayoral Election Results

In response to Zohran Mamdani winning the 2025 NYC mayoral election, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released a statement from CPR spokesperson Sala Cyril, lead organizer with the Malcom X Grassroots Movement.

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April 29, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to President Trump’s Latest Executive Orders

In response to President Trump’s latest Executive Orders on April 28th, 2025: Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens and Protecting American Communities from Criminal Aliens, Communities United for Police (CPR) reform released a statement from Lumumba Bandele, Interim Executive Director of CPR.

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April 10, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to New NYPD Specialized Taskforce

Under the guise of improving public safety in New York, Mayor Adams’ and NYPD Commissioner Tisch’s announced a new NYPD task force to crackdown on low-level offenses.

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March 27, 2025

Family Outraged by Appellate Court Decision to Shield NYPD Cop Who Murdered Delrawn Small

On Wednesday, March 26, 2025 the State Supreme Court Second Appellate Division’s ruling to overturn Judge Danny Chun’s decision to unseal the records from NYPD Officer Wayne Isaacs’ murder trial for killing Delrawn Small in 2016, Victoria Davis and Victor Dempsey (sister and brother of Mr. Small) released a statement.

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February 14, 2025

CPR Condemns Mayor Adams for Collaboration with ICE

Today, in response to Mayor Eric Adams’ meeting with border czar Tom Homan, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) released the following statement from CPR spokesperso

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January 14, 2025

Communities United for Police Reform Blasts Hochul’s Proposed Increased To Involuntary Removals in State of State

In response to today’s State of the State address, in which Governor Kathy Hochul doubled down on proposals to expand involuntary hospitalization of people with mental health complexities and proposed to fund an increased police presence in subways, Communities United for Police Reform issued the following statement on behalf of Loyda Colon (they/them), Executive Director of Justice Committee.

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